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G. L. WALKER.

TRUNK. V No. 511,180. Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. WALKER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,180, dated December 19,1893.

Application filed July 17, 1893. Serial No. 480,779- (No model.)

- To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. WALKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of \Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of an adjustable cross strip or holder for holding the clothes in a trunk. It frequently happens that the body of a trunk or tray is only partially filled with necessary articles and to prevent the shaking about of these articles, other unnecessary articles are placed in. the trunk to fill it up.

To obviate the necessity of filling the trunk with unnecessary articles, my invention comprises cross-bars or strips adapted to rest upon the top of the clothes which may be put into the trunk at any point or height and holdit firmly in position.

The invention further consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of a trunk open with the tray removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection thereof, the tray in position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a detached perspective view of the hooked plates or ratchet. bars. Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view of one end of one of the cross-bars.

A is the body of the trunk. B is the top hinged thereto in the usual manner.

G is the tray.

D are vertical strips secured to the inner face of the trunk and preferably on the front and back walls thereof, having on their outer faces a series of hooks or teeth E. I have shown them of substantially the shape of an inverted V and this especially I deem to be the best, although it is obvious that other shapes may be used, which would accomplish the same purpose.

F are cross-bars of a length to fit between the vertical strips D and they are provided at the end with caps G terminating in end pieces H and adaptedto tit beneath the hooks E. Now the material or clothing being placed in the bottom of the trunk to the desired height, the trunk not being filled, one end of the strip is engaged beneath the hook at one side of the trunk and is then pressed down until the other end is below the lower edge of the hook E on the opposite plate or strip D, when being engaged beneath the same the elasticity of the material or clothing will force it up to the apex of the hook and hold it against accidental displacement, tightly binding the clothes into the trunk.

If different parts of the trunk are to be packed to different heights, as shown in Fig. 3, it is evident that these bars may be arranged at any desired place, or for long voyages if the body of the trunk is filled the cross-bars may be used to bind the clothing tightly therein, allowing the tray to be put in without effort and thus facilitating the easy filling and closing of the trunk.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a trunk, the combination of the body, a series of oppositely arranged pairs of vertical strips Within, a series of lugs on said strips and two or more separate single piece cross bars adapted to engage beneath said lugs, substantially as described.

2. In a trunk, the combination of the body, oppositely arranged pairs of vertical strips, 2. series of inverted V-shaped lugs on said strips and separate cross bars having corresponding inverted \I-shaped tips adapted to engage beneath the opposite lugs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE L. WALKER.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODoennnrv, OTTO F. BARTHEL. 

